VA - The Mix Tapes - Alternative Music from the Late 70s and 80s (2008)
Release: 22 Sep 2008 | Label: Virgin TV / EMI | Quality: MP3 | Bitrate: VBR 196 kbit/s | Total Size: 351 MB
Genre: New Wave, Alternative, Electropop
2008 three CD set. Decades before the Hip Hop community brought the words 'mix tape' to a whole new level, Post-Punk, New Wave and Alternative music fans were making each other mix tapes in hopes of sharing the sounds of their latest musical purchases. As their collections grew, the mix tapes became more diverse and exciting. Just like a long lost collection from a music fan's mix tape past, this triple disc compilation features the best of late '70s and early '80s Post-Punk nuggets that are still as refreshing today as they were 4,372 mix tapes ago! 57 tracks including cuts from Echo & The Bunnymen, Yazoo, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, Duran Duran, Kraftwerk, The Cure, A Flock Of Seagulls, OMD, Gang Of Four, Talk Talk, PiL and many more. EMI.
TRACKLISTDisc 1
1. David Bowie - Fashion 4:47
2. The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination 3:42
3. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance 2:43
4. Talking Heads - Burning Down The House (Live) 4:04
5. Roxy Music - Angel Eyes 2:50
6. Yazoo - Situation (12inch Remix) 5:44
7. Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go 3:01
8. The Flying Lizards - Money 2:31
9. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House 3:52
10.The Cure - A Forest 5:55
11.Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 5:25
12.Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator 4:57
13.Duran Duran - The Chauffeur (Blue Silver) 5:10
14.Robert Palmer - Johnny & Mary 4:00
15.Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge 3:30
16.Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream 3:37
17.Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang 4:19
18.A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran 5:03
19.Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity 3:29
Disc 2
1. Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon 5:46
2. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 4:57
3. Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) 3:37
4. New Order - True Faith 5:52
5. Furniture - Brilliant Mind 3:40
6. Propaganda - Duel 4:46
7. Erasure - The Circus 4:05
8. Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) 3:34
9. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It 4:26
10.Public Image Ltd - Rise 4:28
11.Simple Minds - Waterfront 4:50
12.R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 4:04
13.Belouis Some - Imagination 3:34
14.Culture Club - It's A Miracle, Miss Me Blind (U.S. 12inch Mix) 9:10
15.Vicious Pink - Cccan't You See 3:28
16.Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit) 5:26
17.Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard 3:24
Disc 3
1. The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning 3:34
2. Devo - (I Can't Get Me No) Satisfaction 2:40
3. Malcolm Mclaren - Buffalo Gals 4:21
4. Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger 3:20
5. XTC - Senses Working Overtime 4:34
6. Department S - Is Vic There 3:04
7. Silicon Teens - Memphis Tennessee 2:23
8. The Monochrome Set - The Strange Boutique 3:10
9. Gang Of Four - At Home He's A Tourist 3:38
10.John Cooper Clarke - Evidently Chickentown 2:22
11.The Stranglers - Waltzinblack 3:32
12.Blondie - Fade Away & Radiate 4:00
13.Japan - Nightporter 6:58
14.John Foxx - Underpass 3:18
15.Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) 3:13
16.Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards 4:08
17.Scott Walker - Track Three 3:43
18.Wire - Eardrum Buzz 4:12
19.Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawnchairs 3:31
20.Ultravox - Vienna 4:38
21.David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colors 4:40